Quantity of
Fines
cigarettes seized
Offender s fined
Range of fine
- 16 -
Custodial sentence Offender Range
of
($)
S
imprisonment
sentenced
1993-94
<5000
1799
100 - 12000
31
1 day
-
5001 - 50000
497
50 - 50000
37
6 days
50001 - 100000
42
500 - 80000
11
1 month
-
100001 - 500000
31
-
100 130500
14
6 days
F
6 months
5 months
12 months
6 months
>500000
6
1000 - 50000
17
2 months- 9 months
Overall
2375
50 - 130500
110
I day
12 months
1994-95
<5000
1166
100 - 10000
123
1 day
4 months
5001-50000
291
100 - 40000
68
1 day
-
6 months
50001 - 100000
20
1000 - 40000
16
1 month
-
6 months
100001 - 500000
40
-
1000 100000
32
1 month
10 months
>500000
19
5000 - 90000
34
1 month
+
12 months
Overall
1536
-
100 100000
273
1 day
-
12 months
(c)
We do not have an estimate of the daily quantity of dutiable cigarettes smuggled into the territory. We can only assess the potential loss in duty revenue based on the quantity of cigarettes seized. The statistics are set out in my written reply to Members -
Year
Average
daily
Average daily
Average daily | Percentage | Duty quantity of of
quantity of quantity of cigarettes
cigarettes
potential of cigarettes
cigarettes
cigarettes
imported and seized over
seized (per
seized
imported #
retained for cigarettes
day)
(pieces) (A)
(pieces)
domestic
imported
consumption
(A/B %)
(pieces)(B)
1990-91 1991-92 67,000 1992-93 117,000
20,000
170.4 million
11.55 million
0.17%
$4,858
202.4 million
33.64 million
0.20%
$32,053
194.6 million
16.33 million
0.72%
$61,749
1993-94 491,000 1994-95 225,000
166.6 million
8.65 million
5.68% $284,538
165.5 million
8.79 million
2.568.79 $130,606
# : Cigarettes imported include all cigarettes imported for domestic consumption and for subsequent re-export.
We also do not have an estimate of the loss to cigarette dealers.
End/Wednesday, November 15, 1995